Method of delineating or reproducing pictures and designs



July 21, 1925. 1546.742

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METHOlUbF IDELINIEATING UR BEPBOJDU'CJENG PICTURES AND DESIGNSnpplicatiou'filed october 14, 1921. lterial No. 507,791.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

vlBe it' known that l, HARRY J. MORTON, a citizen of the- United Statesresiding at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have-invented a new and useful Method of Delineating orReproducing Pictures and Designs, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a method of deineating or reproducing picturesand designs the same being a continuation. in part of my applicationbearing Serial Number 388,679, filed June 12th, 1920, and has for itsobject to provide a method whereby a picture .or design containing oneor more colors may be delineated or reproduced on most any material suchas paper, card board,

leather, fibre board, fabrics, wood, metal or glass avoiding the tediousmethod of blocking out the screen.

Another object of the invention is to provide a method of producingmulti-colored pictures or designs wherein a separate screen is used foreach color so that a number of operations may be carried onsimultaneously, such a process having the one great advantage in thatanumber of pictures or designs may be reproduced as in a hurry up job andthe entire run completed at a later time.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims In order that those skilled in theart to which this. invention 'appertains, may un-- derstand how to makeand use the same, ll will describe its construction in detail, referringby numerals to the accompanying drawings vforming a part of thisapplication, in which I Fig. l, is a perspective view of a sup portingsurface such as a table with a stencil frame thereon, a portion of thescreen and foil being broken away to illustrate the manner of centeringa card on which the design is to be reproduced.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the stencil frame and its component parts.

Fig. 3 is an edge view of a sheet of glass showing a strip of metal foilthereon in which the out is to be made.

Fig. 4, is a fragmentary face view, of one sheet of foil or metal havinga portion of a design cut therefrom as used with one color,

Fig. 5, is a similar view of another sheet of foil or metal havinganother portion of the same design cut therefrom as used with anothercolor.

6, is a fragmentary face view of a card or similar object showing thecomplete design as made by stencils utilizing the cuts shown in Figs. 4and 5.

ln carrying out my invention-as here em bodied, a sheet of suitablemetal foil 2 is smoothed out upon some flat smooth surface preferably apiece of glass 3 by means of a piece of felt or similar substanceavoiding any grit, as grit will tear the foil. The foilis then removedfrom the glass and the latter placed on a hot plate or heated in anysuitable manner and a thin coating of beeswax is then. applied to thesurface of. the glass and the metal foil then placed thereon after whichit is rubbed down tight with a piece of felt or other suitable material, The glass is next removed from the hot plate and when the'beeswaxhas cooled and hardened so that the metal foil will properly adhere tothe glass the -surface of the metal foil and glass are both cleaned bythe use of gasolene, turpentine or other suitable substance so that allof the surplus was is'removed' after which the surface is furthercleaned by the use of acetic acid or vinegar and then again cleaned withwater and whiting which will remove all grease,

The nentstep is to trace the design on tracing paperor other suitablesubstance then retrace it on the metal face prepared. as above stated,The design thus outlined on the metal face is then cut out by the use ofa suitable cutting tool and a suitable adhesive such as glue or deatrineis applied to the surface and the cut out portions are removed,

The numeral 3 denotes a suitable frame preferably made of wood and onthis is placed a screen t of bolting cloth, copper or brass gauze offrom five to twelve mesh which is tightly stretched across the frame andsecurely fastened thereto as by tacks. The screen thus formed isdampened with water by the use of a sponge after which Next a piece ofblotting paper is dampened with water and placed upon a flat surfacesuch as a piece of glass and the engraving or cut laid on the blottervery gently allowing the water to come up through the screen but notover the metal parts and after soaking the same for a few minutes it islifted ofl and placed upon a dry blotter with another piece of blotteron top of the screen which is rubbed down hard so that any surplus gluewhich may have entered the screen will be removed leaving the screenclear and if after this operation any wax is still in the meshes of thescreen a blotter may be placed upon the hot plate with the screenthereover and by rubbing the screen with a rag the wax will be absorbedby the blotter as the latter is heated. f

The edges of the out should then be furthe cleaned with gasolene orturpentine and then with vinegar or acetic acid so that all foreignmatter may be entirely removed. Any holes in the foil or around theedges thereof between it and the frame are next covered in any suitablemanner as by pasting strips of adhesive paper 8 over the same, thusmaking the stencil tight to prevent paint passing through any place orplaces other than the cut outs.

In Fig. 1, l have shown a printing surface or table 5 having suitableguides or gages 6 for centering, registering or properly aligning theframe 3 and also provided with other guides or gages 7 for registeringor aligning the card on which the design is to be reproduced. li wish itto be understood that I do not limit myself to this means of aligningthe card or object on which the reproduction is to be made and theprinting frame, as this maybe accomplished in numerous ways one of whichis shown in the application for Letters Patent above. mentioned, butwhen the parts have been properly registered the color is poured uponthe screen surface within the frame and is then forced through the openmeshes of the screen, which are exposed by the cut outs, with asqueegee, air brush, press pad or the like, the color being of suchthickness that it will not run under the edges of the cut to mar thework. After completing the work clean of all color or paint and drythoroughly after which the cut may be stored away and yet is always incondition for use at any time and this is exceedingly advantageous wherethere is a possibility of receiving a repeat order for work as it makesit unnecessary to prepare a new cut as in the blocking out narratesprocess such as described in Patent Number 1,254,764 wherein theusefulness of the cut for preceding operations is destroyed after eachsucceeding operation. Where there is no likelihood of a repeat order thescreen may be entirely cleared OE and the metal cut removed leaving aclean screen on which a new or entirely different cut may be mounted andthis will save the expense of a new screen so that the cost ofproduction is reduced and this is impossible in the one blocking outprocess because after one complete run the screen cannot be cleaned andreused.

lin Figs. 4 and 5, l have shown the two metal cuts for reproducing apicture, as for instance a red flower and a green stem and leaves, theone shown in Fig. 4 denoting the stem and leaves, and that in Fig. 5showing the flowers or blooms of different shape. making thereproduction the stencil shown in Fig. 4 is placed over the object onwhich the reproduction is to be made and the color or paint is thenforced through the out out portions representing the stem and leaves bymeans of the squeegee above mentioned and when the reproduction of thispart of the design is suiiiciently dry it is again brought into properregister with the stencil shown in Fig 5, and a difi'eient color orpaint is then forced through the out out portion thereof which willreproduce the flower or bloom on the object in proper registration withthe first portion reproduced thereon, thus making a completemulti-colored design as shown in Fig. 6.

lhis process may be carried out or repeated as many times as isnecessary for the different colors and as each operation requires aseparate out for each color it makes it possible for a number ofdifierent operations to be taking place at the same time according tothe number of workers, which is another advantage over the blocking outsystem wherein one entire operation must be com pleted before blockingout that section of the screen preparatory to carrying out the nextoperation thereby reducing the time necessary for carrying out the work.

When an intricate design is to be produced the subject is transferred byphotography to the metal surface in such a manner that either the groundor lines will resist acid with which the metal is then etched afterwhich the metal is treated as hereinbefore mentioned and the otherdetails of the process carried out identically as stated.

By using a thick metal an embossed effect can be obtained in theworkwhich will take the place of expensive dies which are 'required forsuch work.

Of course ll do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as herein shown as these may be varied within the limits ofthe appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

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